Recently I did one of my favorite things–ordering art materials.
It’s like Christmas all over again when a box of art materials arrives at the front door. This time I decided to go beyond my normal color palette (of black + white) and order an array of colors.
For a second, my heart dropped a bit when I saw that 2 of the pan pastels had been smashed to pieces. Who doesn’t want their new art materials to be pristine?
But it’s actually an easy fix that I wanted to walk you through.
Get yourself a pipette and some 70% rubbing alcohol.
All you have to do is fill the pieces with the alcohol and rub it around until it’s creamy. Let it sit until dry. It might not be ‘pristine’ but it will be beautiful on your photo encaustic piece all the same.
Be well….be creative,
Hello Clare,
Wow! Thanks so much for this tip! I get sad every time I see my crushed pink…now I can fix it.
I’ve been following you since I learned of your work from the 1st Painting With Fire course.
Thanks also for sharing your wonderful and inspiring work!
Aloha,
Michael